For those interested in the standoff between Mizzou and Evansville regarding the waiver request for immediate eligibility for men's basketball guard Dru Smith, here are a few more thoughts now that Evansville has responded to the column on the topic . . .
• It was good to get Evansville's side of the story. An attempt to do that was made while reporting the column. Evansville's stance at that time was that it had no interest in commenting. It was only after Evansville faced backlash that it issued its explanation. Why Evansville did not explain its stance from the beginning seems like a fair question.